Thunderstorm Wind, La Paz
- When
- June 29, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- La Paz County, 30 mi SE of Parker
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -113.917
Power poles blown down near Route 72 and McVay roads.
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arizona, June 29, 2000
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Maricopa
- When
- June 29, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 20 mi W of Tonopah
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two men riding their motorcycles westbound on I-10 were caught in a thunderstorm. They pulled off the road and got off their bikes. While standing around the bikes, lightning struck very close, and knocked the two men unconcious. They were treated and released at a nearby hospital.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 29 to 30, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 29, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 29, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 29, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Michigan, June 29, 2000
- Hail in North Dakota, June 29, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in New York, June 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, June 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5149330, 5149329.